A Key Life Lesson
One key life lesson I have learned, is never to underestimate the determination of an individual who is driven by the power of love.
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Dr. Neil Hawkes
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drneilhawkes
- Jun 4
- 1 min
Hero Rats and Hero People
I never thought that holding a rate would bring tears of sadness to me. On my visit to Cambodia I had the privilege to visit the APOPO...
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drneilhawkes
- Apr 15
- 1 min
Where do you stand on the values continuum?
Picture a continuum (see below), at one end of which are life-enhancing empathetic values, such as integrity, peace, respect, compassion...
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drneilhawkes
- Apr 12
- 12 min
Christian Schiller Annual Lecture 2023, given by Dr Neil Hawkes
Value-based Education – the beating heart of Primary Education Printed by NAPE in Primary First, the Journal for Primary Schools Issue 39...
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drneilhawkes
- Mar 10
- 3 min
Your Freedom to Choose?
Human beings have the freedom to choose their attitude. V. Frankl Photo by Greg Rakozy on Unsplash I am sometimes asked for my thoughts...
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drneilhawkes
- Jan 24
- 2 min
Morning Gymnastics!
I have recently spent a few days at the wonderful sports complex, Club La Santa, which was established by a Danish organisation forty...
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drneilhawkes
- Dec 3, 2023
- 2 min
Your Toolkit for Hope
You will recall that the one thing left in Pandora’s box was hope. If you’re like me, you need hope to be mentally energised, so that...
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drneilhawkes
- Oct 12, 2023
- 2 min
Enough! Silent Majority - Time to Wake up and take ACTION
In a week that has seen a day dedicated to mental health, the world has been plunged into yet another existential crisis, with thousands...
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drneilhawkes
- Jul 7, 2023
- 3 min
From My Heart In India
I have just returned from India, where Jane Hawkes and I have been attending the Global Education Conference, with the title Educating...
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drneilhawkes
- May 9, 2023
- 2 min
The United Nations in Geneva celebrates the focus on Ethical Leadership.
On the 1st May 2023, at the UN in Geneva, I had the honour of representing the IVET Foundation, by being part of a high level panel, that...
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drneilhawkes
- Apr 13, 2023
- 4 min
Do you want to stop climate change? A solution…
This blog I wrote for the Oxford University Climate Alumni (OXCAN). They are bringing together Oxford University graduates who are...
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drneilhawkes
- Mar 21, 2023
- 2 min
Value to help you in March – Altruism
“Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.” Martin...
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drneilhawkes
- Feb 1, 2023
- 2 min
Be, Model, Connect and Serve – tools for ethical living
I was attending a reception for the baptism of my great, great niece and nephew! A momentous event, which could be the subject of a...
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drneilhawkes
- Jan 27, 2023
- 1 min
School where children have experiences that help form their character and give them REAL Education.
Over recent months I have been contacted by so many disillusioned teachers in state education, who see the current system of education...
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drneilhawkes
- Oct 13, 2022
- 4 min
Visitor from Space!
Recently, my wife Jane and I were in Wales, as we had been asked to conduct a day’s values education training for the staff of...
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drneilhawkes
- Jul 29, 2022
- 5 min
PARTS OF OUR PERSONALITY: WHICH PART OF YOU IS SETTING YOUR SUPER NORTH STAR?
Have you ever wondered why you can have a different relationship with the same person? One moment there is synergy and closeness, the...
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drneilhawkes
- Jul 29, 2022
- 5 min
INTEGRITY: THE MISSING LINK FOR MANY OF OUR POLITICAL LEADERS
Do you trust our political leaders at home and abroad? Yet more headlines throughout the media calling into question the honesty and...
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drneilhawkes
- Feb 18, 2022
- 4 min
Are you walking your talk?
So, do you think you are a values-based person? I think a form of this question was regularly on my mind when I was Head of the first...
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